Watty Allan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Lennie Allan | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1868 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1 November 1943 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Blackpool, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Abercorn | |||
1888– | Stockton | ||
1890–1891 | Middlesbrough | ||
1891–1892 | Stockton | ||
1892–1893 | |||
1893 | Rotherham Town | 1 | (0) |
1893– | Fairfield | ||
1895 | Chorley | ||
1895– | Stalybridge Rovers | ||
1896–1897 | Northfleet United | 1 | (0) |
1897 | Kettering | ||
1897– | Berry's | ||
1898– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1899– | Loughborough | 18 | (6) |
1900–1901 | Watford | 18 | (1) |
1901– | Blackpool | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Walter Lennie Allan (24 December 1868 – 1 November 1943), usually known as Watty Allan, was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He played for a number of clubs during his career, most notably Watford and Blackpool.[2][3]
Having previously played in the Second Division with Rotherham Town and Loughborough, he played one season in the Southern League for Watford at inside-left, scoring one goal. After leaving Watford, he joined Blackpool. He died in the town in 1943, aged 74.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Walter Lennie ALLAN". watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 22. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
Categories:
- 1868 births
- 1943 deaths
- Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Association football inside forwards
- Abercorn F.C. players
- Stockton F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Heywood Central F.C. players
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1878) players
- Fairfield Athletic F.C. players
- Chorley F.C. players
- Stalybridge Rovers F.C. players
- Northfleet United F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Loughborough F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish football midfielder stubs